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Acknowledgments
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ix
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A Note on Images
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xiii
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Prologue: A Patriot for Me
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1
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1.
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Past History and Deaths Foretold: A Map of Memory
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33
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2.
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(He)art History or a Death in the Family: The Late 80s
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95
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3.
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The Sins of the Fathers: Mother and Land Revisited in the Late 90s
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129
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4.
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An Interesting Condition: The Abortion Pastels
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199
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5.
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Brave New Worlds: The Birthing of Nations in First Mass in Brazil
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275
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6.
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I Am Coming to Your Kingdom, Prince Horrendous: Scary Stories for Baby, Perfect Stranger and Me
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291
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7.
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Paula and the Madonna: Who’s That Girl?
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353
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8.
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Epilogue: Let Me Count the Ways I Love You
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389
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Appendix A
Translation of Alexandre Herculano’s A Dama Pé de Cabra (The Lady with a Cloven Hoof)
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409
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Appendix B
Translation of Hélia Correia’s ‘Fascinação’ (‘Enchantment’)
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433
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Works Cited
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441
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List of Illustrations
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459
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E-figures
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477
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Index
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459
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